Vote Yes on this bill if you want to expand the dental workforce with licensed dental therapists under dentist supervision, increase access through mobile clinics with Medicaid reimbursement, and maintain safety through training, incident reporting, and dentist accountability.

Organizations that support this bill may include community health centers and FQHCs, rural and underserved health advocates, dental hygiene associations, public health and consumer groups, and mobile dental programs seeking Medicaid reimbursement.

Vote No on this bill if you want to limit dental care to current providers only, avoid creating a new midlevel profession and related regulation, and prevent potential risks from broader scope and mobile service expansion.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include state dental associations and some specialty societies, private dental practice coalitions, and groups wary of expanding midlevel providers’ scope of practice.